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Anamika wins 'Spelling Bee'

Anamika Veeramani won the 83rd Scripps National Spelling Bee acing the word, medical word 'stromuhr' to claim the winner's trophy

 

'Men are like bank accounts. Without a lot of of money they don't generate a lot of interest'
Garam Masala ......by Aneela Nike

Precious watch 

A 1944 gold wrist watch by Patek Philippe. The watch was sold at auction house Christies International for $5.7 million, setting a new record. 

106-year-old says virginity is cause of her long life

'Many may not believe it, but a 106-year-old Scottish woman has put her longevity to being a 'virgin'. According to The Scottis Son, Isa Blyth, born in 1904, has never even being kissed and she thinks that staying single has made her stay strong.

Sex video identifies break-in suspects.

Two break-in suspects had been identified after they fled the scene with their stolen camera, which they were using to record their carnal act. A neighbour who hade come to collect the mail while the owner was away, surprised the naked man and women having sex on the floor. When the deputies checked the video, they recognised the couple. The 39-year-old women has arrested and arrest warrant has been issued for the 31-year-old man. 

Good round shapely bum

A pert, well-rounded butt not only sets your vanity quotient soaring but also has many health benefits. It makes the woman look attractive, sexy, curvy and fit. 

Lowering voice is the secret to seduction 

Lowering voice may be means of signaling attraction according to a new study. The study found that when a woman naturally lowers her voice, it may be perceived as her attempt to sound more seductive or attractive, and therefore serves as a signal of her romantic interest.   

Big sisters remain virgins for longer, says study

A new research has found that women could grow up  with a younger brother tend to loose virginity nearly two years later than otherwise because of traditional care-giving roles. Researcher said that elder girls were more likely to take on the roll of helping family chores and as a result were less likely to be found in a sexual relationship.  

The pill boosts  women's social skills and memory

Scientists have found that the contraceptive pill has the potential to increase the grey matter inside your head to make you smarter. The study has shown that contraceptive pills enhance conversation hub and memory. It increases the brain size by 3 percent.  

HIV+ German pop star hides illness

German pop star Nadja Benaissa has confessed to a court in Damstadt near Frankfurt that she had sex with three men on five different instances without telling them she was HIV+. She is charged with causing bodily harm and faces 10 years in jail. 

Woman held for forcing girls into sex racket

Lucknow, (PTI) Police arrested a woman today for allegedly forcing two girls into flesh trade by promising them jobs in Varanasi. Annu Singh had brought two girls from Ghazipur to Varanasi on the pretext of helping them get jobs sometime ago and was forcing them into sex racket, police said. The girls fled from her house and took shelter at the residence of another woman from where Singh last night forcibly brought one of them and kept her hostage. It was on the complaint of the other girl that police swung into action and arrested Singh.

Addict left with 27-day erection after coke binge

A cocaine addict whose habit left him with an agonising 27-day erection has been ordered by medics to quit or face having his manhood amputated  

Twice-a-week sex cuts heart attack risk in men by half

Two sex sessions in a week can reduce risk of heart disease in men says a new research. The study showed that men who indulged in regular lovemaking were up to 45% less likely to develop life-threatening heart condition than those who had sex once a month or less. In the research of over 1000 men scientists found that sex apparently has the protective effect on the male heart. Expert says that the benefit of sex could be due to both the physical and emotional effects on the body. 

1.5m stolen Facebook accounts up for sale  

A sale of 1.5 million stolen Facebook accounts in black market by a hacker has created panic among users.

 

Curry leaves contain significant amounts of folic acid and riboflavin which could delay the onset of gray hair.

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"The wife is the core of a man's life.".......Deepak Chopra.

 

News Scan

Women's moans and groans mostly fake 

Women who are extra loud in bed might not be having an extra good time according to a new study that dismisses  much vocalization during sex as play-acting. The moans and groans usually intended to 'manipulate' male partners- into speeding up the process, say researchers from UK, whose work was published in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour.  

 

Beyonce suffers swimsuit malfunction

 London, (PTI) she has successfully avoided warddrobe malfunctions on stage while wearing the skimpiest of outfits but the omnipresent paparazzi captured am off-duty Beyonce Knowles spilling out of a  swimsuit. The singer revealed more than she bargained for this weekend as she leaned back on a beach in Hawaii and accidentally flashed her breasts, reported Daily Mail online.

But the star carried on larking about with her friends and family as husband Jay-Z clicked pictures. At one point, she laughed her head off as her pals buried her up to her neck in the sand.

After adjusting her swimsuit Knowles went for a dip in the ocean, no doubt to wash all the sand off her. Beyonce, 28, was enjoying a break before she continues work on her fourth studio album.

Just over a week ago, she joined her husband at the Coachella Festival in Los Angeles to perform a duet. As she took to the stage during his set to perform "Forever Young", she shocked the crowd with T-shirt which had swear words scribbled on it.

 

Condom to fit desi size

The average Indian penis size is smaller than its international counterparts. The Union Health Ministry is sampling 1,400 penises to decide what condom size best suits the Indian one.

While condoms are 150mm to 180mm in length and 44 to 56mm in width, Men in India simply don't measure. And every time there  is a tear or slippage because of this mismatch, it causes risk - of an unwanted pregnancy or worse, an STD. Concerned about this the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had asked the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to research and arrive at a  standard penis size   

 

I feel 25 again: Jennifer Lopez

London,(IANS) Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez says that becoming a mother makes her feel 25, despite being nearly 41.

'I feel now that I am 25 again. With the babies, they make you feel your life is just beginning', dialystar.co.uk quoted Lopez as saying.

Lopez also revealed that her husband Marc Anthony had cried when she told him that she was pregnant with twins.

 

Gayatri Devi only a tenant at Lilypool, claims her stepson

Gayatri Devi was always associated with a life of grandeur. But if her stepson Prithviraj Singh is to be believed, the late Rajmata of Jaipur had only been a tenant in Lilypool estate — the palace where she lived and is most identified with in Rajasthan — since 1977, paying a rent of Rs 3,000 per month.

Singh claims to possess a deed signed in 1977 between Gayatri Devi and the Rambagh Hotel Pvt Ltd (RHPL), according to which the Rajmata had agreed to pay Rs 3,000 per month as rent to RHPL for five years, and was to vacate the property after the deed lapsed. According to the deed, RHPL was to pay state and municipal taxes for the property.

Singh's claim adds the latest twist to the ongoing battle for Gayatri Devi's property and estate in Jaipur between her stepson and her grandchildren, Devraj and Lalitya. Sources close to the grandchildren have stated since 2009 that the late Sawai Man Singh had leased Lilypool to Gayatri Devi for 99 years, which now belongs to her natural heirs, Devraj and Lalitya.

According to Singh's advocate G K Garg, "Though Gayatri Devi was to vacate the property in 1982, she continued to live in Lilypool until her demise, all the while paying rent. We have issued a notice to Devraj and Lalitya about the same and have asked them to vacate the property."

The notice was sent on February 15, 2010, Garg said. It asked the grandchildren to vacate the property by May 15, failing which legal action would follow, and they would be held liable to pay Rs 50,000 per month as rent.

In their reply to Singh's notice, Devraj and Lalitya have rubbished the legal standing of the rent deed, and threatened Singh with counter action. Devraj's reply said, "If you (Singh) take any action against my sister and I on the basis of your notice, it will solely be on your risk and consequences."

Legal wrangling over the royal estate began days after Gayatri Devi's death on July 29 last year in Jaipur. Her stepson, Singh, claimed to be the sole inheritor, while her grandchildren claim to have proof as her natural heirs.

Devraj and Lalitya are the children of Gayatri Devi's only biological son, Jagat Singh. Singh was married to Thai princess Priyananda Rangsit, but the couple divorced in 1987. Following Jagat Singh's death in 1997, a feud erupted over his will — Singh had transferred all his property and assets to Gayatri Devi, which Priyananda challenged in court. Following Gayatri Devi's death on July 29, Devraj and Lalitya have stayed in Jaipur and have claimed to be the sole heirs to her estate.

On May 21, Prithviraj Singh had sent a notice to the Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited directing them not to transfer the Lilypool electricity connection in Devraj's name, failing which RHPL would take legal action against the electricity board as the property belonged to them.

 

 

Frank Talk

Having sex is good for heart - even after a heart attack

Washington: (ANI): Most heart attack survivors avoid sex because they fear it will trigger another attack. But a new study suggests that sex is good for the heart - even after a heart attack.

Researchers say that it is a myth that sex is a dangerous activity for heart patients.

"The likelihood of dying during sexual intercourse, even among people who have had a heart attack, is really small," Live Science quoted lead author Dr. Stacy Lindau of the University of Chicago, as stating.

Researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke that many people pointlessly become prudes after surviving a heart attack. A third of men and 60 percent of women abstained the year after a heart attack.

In films, mind-blowing sex often becomes heart-stopping sex. But in real life, there is little need for such worries.

Most doctors consider sex safe once the patient is feeling up for moderate exercise.

After all, "sexual activity is a moderate physical activity," said senior author Dr. John Spertus of the University of Missouri in Kansas City.

In the study of 1,760 acute heart attack patients, less than half received information regarding sex. Women, in particular, were unlikely to receive advice on when, or if, to resume sex.

This lack of communication carried over to the bedroom. Men were 1.3 times and women 1.4 times more likely to report a diminished sex life if they hadn't been offered advice on the subject from their doctors.

Spertus suggested that doctors, patients and their loved ones should proactively bring up questions about sex.

"The goal is to restore people's total health. Not only by minimizing the risk of the next heart attack but also by maximizing quality of life," Spertus said. (ANI)

 

Woman Power

Picture this. According to research, without contraception, an average woman can bear around 12 to 15 children in her lifetime. 

Another reason why you should not miss your daily cup of tea -- Research has shown that 3 cups of 'chai' every day can reduce the risk of breast Cancer in young women.

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Kavita wants to make it big

Kavita is an aspiring model and actress.

 

'A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.' ..... Mignon McLaughlin.

 

Mind your language

A board outside a toilet reads - 

TOILET - LEDIES & JAINTS   

 

Sex Truths

Women are safe if a guy pulls out before ejaculation?

No. Men do not always realise when the ejacutatory fluid seeps out. This contains sperms and its enough to get one pregnant.

 

Oral sex is safer than vaginal intercourse?

Oral sex is safe with single known partner. Hygiene is of prime importance otherwise you are not immune from getting sexually transmitted disease. Diseases  can enter your body through sores or small cuts in your mouth.

 

Does size matter?

No. It doesn't matter. A women's most sensitive part is near the surface of the vagina and is known has the G spot. When you know the right art of  pleasuring your partner, chances are she won't realise how big or small your penis is.

 

Women are capable of multi-orgasm and men are not?

Yes. Women are capable of multi-orgasm and enjoy it too with the same feeling every time. However in men, once they ejaculate, they tend to loose the erection and take some time for it to harden again. But once it harden he is ready for action.

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Sex toy industry doing well despite recession

New York, Aug 23 (ANI): Despite the on going recession, sales of sex toys have gone up both online and in stores.

From Web behemoth Amazon to Brooklyn boutique store Shag, sales of an increasing range of sexual accessories are on the rise.

"Everyone says thank God you opened - it's about time," the New York Daily News quoted Sam Bard, 36, who co-founded Shag in Williamsburg last December, as saying.

"Each month's been better than the last," she said.

The "sexy shop" sells everything from vintage handcuffs to body paints and hosts sex-themed events like "introductory lessons in rope-bondage".

Bard believes the recession helped the business, which opened on Roebling St. for rent considered low for the gentrified neighbourhood.

"More couples are staying at home to save money, so rather [than] spending 150 dollars on a one-time dinner, they will spend the same amount for toys that will continue to be used indefinitely," she said.

Sex accessories store Babeland, which has three outlets in the city, makes half of its sales online.

It recorded an 18 percent spike in Web visitors and a 13 percent jump in sales in 2009.

"New Yorkers account for the biggest percentage of our online sales," spokeswoman Pamela Doan said.

Meanwhile, even household company names are getting in on the action.

Amazon launched its Sexual Wellness page in 2003 with 338 items, mainly condoms and lubricants. But it soon began to market more adventurous items - restraints, vibrators and flavoured lubricants.

"We've seen this category grow pretty significantly over the last couple of years," said spokeswoman Charmaine Diploa.

Now the company stocks nearly 60,000 items, with adult toys and games being the biggest share.

Amazon reckons its sales surge is due to its discretion - and unique brand of convenience.

"Customers receive an Amazon box and no one needs to know what's inside except for that customer," said Diploa.

She added: "And they love the fact they can purchase a vibrator, a watch and a Kindle all in one place."

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Woman of substance ..........by Alka Dev

  Pune Girl To Hollywood Hottie!

Confident Noureen DeWulf

     Noureen DeWulf -

  Pune Girl To Hollywood Hottie!

She’s a perky Pune girl who’s going places!

 

She’s a perky Pune girl who’s going places! In Hollywood, that is. At 26, Noureen DeWulf, an Indian Muslim actress has managed what no Bollywood town actress has managed so far.

In a span of three years, Noureen has broken into the Hollywood casting arena landing roles in flicks of A listers such as Jennifer Lopez (‘The Back Up Plan’), Mathew McConaughey (‘Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past’) and Ving Rhames (‘Mission Impossible’ series), besides a clutch of other notable films.

Furthermore, when she made her Hollywood debut in 2007, Noureen was chosen by an American magazine as “one of the most desirable women on the planet”

Noureen’s success seems to have surprised herself too, among many others. The Urdu Gujarathi English speaking Muslim girl has certainly come a long way.

Noureen's delighted to be essaying a Muslim character in her forthcoming biggie flick: 'The Taqwacores' based on the best selling book by Michael Muhammad Knight

Says Noureen in a tabloid chat, "I may look very American, but am very Indian at heart. The competition is unimaginable. I really don't know I've gotten so far and it's a mystery to me. I'm planning to come down to India and if there’s a good Bollywood film going for me, I’d like to do it. It’ll be going back to my roots.

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Women really do prefer macho men

Washington, July 31 (ANI): A new study has shown that women are attracted to macho men and see modesty as a sign of evolutionary weakness.

Modesty in males is, in fact, a big turn off for both women and men alike, according to the research.

Corinne A. Moss-Racusin, a doctoral candidate in Rutgers' Department of Psychology, explored the consequences for men (and women) when they acted modestly in job interviews.

She said that the applicants in the staged interviews were judged equally competent, but the "modest" males were less liked, a sign of social backlash.

Modesty was viewed as a sign of weakness, a low-status character trait for males that could adversely affect their employability or earnings potential.

However, in women, modesty was not viewed negatively nor was it linked to status.

"For men and women, there are things they must and must not be. Women must be communal and other-oriented, but they must not be dominant. Historically and cross-culturally, men have been stereotyped as more agentic, that is, more independent and self-focused than women," said Moss-Racusin.

In the study, 132 female and 100 male student volunteers (who earned partial academic credit for their psychology course) viewed videotaped, 15-minute job interviews of either males or females.

All the applicants were paid actors rehearsed to deliver similar, "modest" responses for the gender-neutral position that required strong technical abilities and social skills.

The researchers sought to determine which gender stereotype promote backlash.

"Women are allowed to be weak while this trait is strongly prohibited in men. By contrast, dominance is reserved for men and prohibited for women. Thus, gender stereotypes are comprised of four sets of rules and expectations for behavior consist of both 'shoulds' and 'should nots' for each gender," said Moss-Racusin.

The researchers' prediction that modest male applicants would face hiring discrimination was not supported, however, and she speculates that because men's status is higher than women's, meek men are afforded the benefit of the doubt and are less likely to encounter hiring discrimination than dominant women.

The study has been published in the journal Psychology of Men and Masculinity. (ANI)

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Some verses in the Koran refer to man being equal to woman. Mathematically the number of times the word 'man' appears in the Koran is 24. The number of times the word ‘woman’ appears in the Koran is 24.

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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.

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Sleep positions speak volumes about your romantic relationship

If you and your partner cuddle up in 'spoons position all night or have your backs facing each other in bed, then this might just be more than mere sleeping positions

According to Dr Pam Spurr, the body language in bed could be telling indicator of your emotional status in a relationship.

The Sun explained some of the main sleep positions and their meaning.

The Spoons (him behind)

You both lie on your sides, him facing your back.,

The meaning: He is protective of you and quite traditional. He can get sensual reaching around and caressing every part of you. Be ware if you never kiss/cuddle in the sleep position as this may become too platonic.

The Spoons (her behind)

You both lie on your sides, you facing his back. 

The meaning: You are very nurturing and the backbone of the relationship. He is not afraid of letting go of responsibilities and you being his emotional anchor. Fab as long as your needs are not neglected. 

Poles Apart

Your backs face each other with a wide gap between them. 

The meaning: The intimacy is breaking down and you may be too independent of each other. If being independent suits you both then that's okay, as long as you say a warm good night. But be careful you are not using this position to shut each other out.

Pushed Out

One sprawls in a starfish shape the other faces away, clinging to the edge of the bed. 

The meaning: The sprawler dominates your relationship and they might be selfish and unaware of their partner's needs. If you are the one pushed out, ensure you start asserting your self during the day.

Need You

One lies on their back the other is cradled in the crook of their arm cuddled up to them.

The meaning: The partner on their back provides emotional strength and he is happy offering emotional support to the other partner who is more needy.

Mixed Messages

One lies tucked up in the foetal position, facing the other who is flat on his/her back.

The meaning: The one in the foetal position needs comfort but feels unable to express their partner, who is oblivious to their needs. Identify what is going wrong and starts talking about it.

Submissive

One lies on their stomach, their fingertips reaching to their partner who lies on their back or side.

The meaning: The partner reaching out is submissive in the relationship - the power lies with the other partner.

Pure Lust

Very cuddled up, with your legs entwined and the erogenous zones snuggled into each other. 

The meaning: There is loads of passion and sensuality, and you are probably in the honeymoon phase.

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  Pasta in Nasta ......by Rita Rao (UAE)

You too can do it

As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. However, that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.
Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he did not play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. In addition, Teddy could be unpleasant. It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big 'F' at the top of his papers.
 At the school where Mrs Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put Teddy's off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.
Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners.... he is a joy to be around..'
His second grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle.'
His third grade teacher wrote, 'His mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much interest, and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken.'
 Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class..'
By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself.. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy's. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he got from a grocery bag. Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume. But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say, 'Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom used to.'
After the children left, she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of her 'teacher's pets..'
A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that she was the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.
 Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy.. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in life.
Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he had ever had in his whole life.
 Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer.... The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD.
 The story does not end there. You see, there was yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he had met this girl and was going to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit at the wedding in the place that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom. Of course, Mrs. Thompson did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. Moreover, she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.
 They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson's ear, 'Thank you Mrs. Thompson for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference.'
 Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back. She said, 'Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you.'
 (For you that don't know, Teddy Stoddard is the Dr. at Iowa Methodist in Des Moines that has the Stoddard Cancer Wing.)
 
 Warm someone’s heart today. . . pass this along. I love this story so very much, I cry every time I read it. Just try to make a difference in someones' life today? tomorrow? just 'do it'.

Send your response to Rita Rao, Pasta in Nasta at: akn929@yahoo.com

 

Men are obsessed with sex, hide their emotions, and cheat 

London : Expert Dr Louann Brizendine has dived a man's mind and confirmed what most women long suspected: men are obsessed with sex, hide their emotions, and cheat. According to Brizendine, testosterone causes the "man trance," where blokes have to stare at Boobs, reports a news daily. 

She says: " The best advice I have for women is make peace with the male brain. Let men be men". Some of the other findings in the expert's new book Male brain: A 

Breakthrough Understanding of How Men and Boys think are:

1 Men really are sex-crazed The brain's art linked to sexual pursuit is two-and-a-half times larger than in males than females.

2.They're programmed to perv 

The testosterone drives what Louann calls the "man trance" - a glazed-eye stare at breasts. She says: "I wish I could say that men can stop themselves from entering this trance. But the truth is, they can't". 

3. Men want more partners According to the book, men want an everage of 14 sexual partners in their lifetime. Women want one or two. 

Louann says:" It's postcoital narcolespy. During orgasm, males release a huge amount of oxytocin in their brains, and it is very sedating. It's not that he doesn't love you."

4. Men lie more about sex 

Biologically speaking, men are more comfortable lying to the opposite sex.

5. Foreplay round the clock 

In case of  women, foreplay is everything that happens in the 24 hours before intercourse. For men it's what happens three minutes before entry. 

Louann says:' The male brain's initial emotional reaction can be stronger than the female. But within 2.5 seconds his face changes to hide the emotion, or even reverse it." The expert doesn't reckon her book justifies bad behaviour. She says:" This is not giving men an excuse to rape and pillage. but men do have to give voice to their biological predisposition and have it come in to the dialogue."

 

Can Sex be good for you ?

A State University of New York study found that woman who had regular sex were significantly less depressed than those who didn't.

People who have regular sex, handle stress better. Orgasms relax even the most anxious lover and pave the way for better sleep.

A British study of 1000 men found that those who had atleast two orgasms per week had half the death rate of those who climaxed less than once a month.

Sex can make you look younger, according to neuropsychologist David Weeks, who found that men and women who reported having sex an average of four times per week looked approximately 10 years younger than they really were.

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Does size matter at all?

More Than Just an Erectile Problem

Men, you may not realize it, but you've got a canary in your pants. Doctors now recognize that the penis functions as an exquisitely simple gauge for detecting impending heart problems. That's one reason flagging erections, which affect more than a third of men over the age of 40, should not be ignored. Another: Drugs like Viagra, which celebrated its 10th birthday this year, are just one set-among several-of time-tested treatments.

A decade into the medical revolution that turned erectile dysfuction into a household term, a shift in thinking is afoot. There's ample evidence that Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis can revitalize a man's sex life; in trails, Viagra enabled 83 percent of men struggling with ED to have intercourse at least once compared with 45 percent of those taking a placebo. Still, other drugs may be necessary to deal with vascular disease or diabetes, which often accompany ED. And long-impotent men may want to consider options like penile implants because as vascular  disease progresses, the usefulness of Viagra and its kin often wanes.

ED heralds heart trouble because arteries in the penis have about a quarter the diameter of coronary arteries. When plaque builds up, the slender vessels reach the strangling point first-but cardiac problems are often just around the corner. "In many cases, erectile dysfunction is quite literally vascular disease under the belt", says Randy Fagin, a urologist and director of the prostate center of Austin. Symptoms often occur three to four years before cardiac problems, such as chest pain or heart attack, begin to crop up, says Robert Kloner, a cardiologist at the University of Southern California. New guidelines in 2006 advised physicians to consider a man with erectile dysfunction and no cardiac symptoms a cardiac patient until proved otherwise.

In addition to any treatment they may need for vascular disease, men have options for fixing ED. Eating better and exercising regularly can not only stave off plaque buildup in arteries but reverse it, research has shown. A 2004 study of obese men with erectile dysfunction found, for example, that erectile function improved in a third of men who adopted healthful behaviors and lost about 30 pounds.

Among medical options, doctors say, one of the best is to inject a medication such as alprostadil into the base or side of the penis. A quick, relatively painless shot, which can produce an erection within 10 minutes, cost about twice as much as a dose of an oral ED drug.

(Read the remaining part of this article, next week)

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Chicmate

Don't I look pretty?

She seems to ask the readers. 

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 10 Rules for becoming a better kisser
 
  1. Please do not lick your lips as you go in for the kiss. This is equivalent to a singer clear his/her throat before a performance.

  2. Your mouth is not a jack a-in-the-box. Do you stick your tongue out every time you open your mouth to kiss? Abstain from any such impulse if you want to get anywhere beyond the first kiss.

  3. When in doubt, follow this order of operations during any given kissing session: 1) Closed mouth 2) Opened mouth, 3) Opened mouth, just the hint of tongue. 4) Use of tongue whether that four-step process takes a half hour or 30 seconds to complete, the build- up is infinitely preferable to sticking out your tongue.

  4. Do not open your mouth so wide that your partner reels back in fear, thinking, “Is he/she about to kiss me or chew my head up?”

  5. Do not make a beeline for the genitals the moment you lock your lips with your partner’s, especially during a first kiss or during kisses early on in the dating process. And remember, if you have not gone beyond hand-holding until this point, romance should take priority over mad lust, where you both savour the moment and focus only on the kissing.

  6. This one is very important: Do not ever try to sneak up on your partner (especially if you both have never kissed before) to plant a surprise kiss on them so they cannot be quick enough to kiss you back – it is rude. And desperate.

  1. Likewise, grabbing someone’s face is romantic so long as you are not holding   their head to keep them from pulling away. Putting someone in headlock so they cannot escape your kiss is not only rude, it is criminal.

  2. If your partner pulls away, the ladylike or gentlemanly kisser refrains from getting mad or pouty. Even if you are dying of humiliation or crying on the inside, maintain a cool and calm exterior. You can sulk later, and in private.

  3. When you come up for air and decide to head for their earlobe, proceed with caution and restraint. Many despise ear-play altogether. So go slowly, breathe softly, blow gently, and use your tongue sparingly. And if your partner pulls away, do not keep revisiting the area in an effort to convert them.

  4. If you don’t want your partner to die of suffocation, brush your teeth and your tongue often, carry mints with you at all times and keep a small tube of toothpaste next to your bed for morning touch-ups so you or your partner don’t have to leave the warm comforts of bed prematurely.

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Pregnancy workout reduces size of baby

According to a new study, regular moderate-intensity aerobics exercise leads to a modest reduction in offspring birth weight without restricting the development of maternal insulin resistance.

 
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Exercise good for male sexual health

Exercise is not only good for man's heart, but his sexual health as well, says an Australian study. While other studies have shown links between erectile dysfunction and depression, this study shows strong links between a lack of physical activity and erectile dysfunction and a perception and a lack of testorterone.

 

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shington:Do you really believe that the missionary position can increase your chances of getting pregnant? Well, women trying to conceive are often surrounded by such questions as there are so many urban myths and wives tales that make it difficult to know whether a person is doing the right thing, the wrong thing or simply wasting time.

Now, Heidi Murkoff has just released the latest in her popular What to Expect series, titled What to Expect Before You're Expecting. The book is aimed at women who are trying to conceive, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. 

Here she sorts out some common pregnancy myths: 

1.The longer it takes you to get pregnant, the more likely you are to conceive a boy. Partly true - Women who take longer to conceive are more likely to have thicker cervical mucus, and boy sperm swim better in thicker mucus. 

2. A woman in her early 20s not using birth control has a 50 per cent chance of getting pregnant each month.

3. Saliva is the most fertility friendly lubricant to use when you're trying to conceive. False - Saliva is a sperm killer. In fact, most lubricants and massage oils are fertility unfriendly, so best to go without when you're baby making. 

4. Boxers are a better bet than brieifs when you're trying to conceive. 

True-Though in most cases, not true enough to make a big difference. Sperm prodction can be affected by overheating, whether it's in s hot tub, a sauna, spandex nike shorts, or a pair of tighty-whites. 

5. Laptops can impair sperm production. True- The heat is on when you use a laptop on your lap, and heat is not a friend of male fertility. To keep the family jewells in top family-generating shape, treat your laptop like a desktop. The same may hold true for mobile phones so keep them out of your pocket. 

6. The average couple conceives within 3 months of trying. False - Conception doesn't typically happen overnight, even after a really hot night. Egg and sperm may meet up on your first try, of course, but it actually takes take the average couple who doesn't have any fertility issues between 6 and 12 months of active efforts before mission is accomplished.

7. The more sex you have during your fertility days, the more likely you are to conceive. 

True, to a point- Until recently, an every-other-day sex strategy was recommended but the latest research suggests that more is more after all. For a man who has a normal sperm count, having sex every day during his partner's fertile days is most likely to result in conception. More than once a day, on the other hand, is less. The more performances in a day, the less packed they're likely to be with sperm. A guy needs to build up his troops between deployments. In fact, a man with a lower sperm count may want to wait a day in between ejaculations to bild up his members.

8. After an egg is released, it can be fertilised for up to two days. 

False- While sperm can hang out and wait for their date for three days or more, an egg has only a 12 to 24 hour shelf life. So sperm have to catch it while they can 

9. Position matters. 

False, mostly-Healthy sperm are excellent swimmers and pretty much any position can get you pregnant. But if you'd like to give the little guys a head start, try man on top, with the woman's hips slightly elevated. 

10. If you want to get pregnant, order up some oysters.

True-Believe it or not, the cliche holds up under scientific scrunity. Oysters are the food chain's most concentrated source of zinc, one of nature's most fertile minerals. It's also a libido booster. The benefits extend to both sexes, so share a dozen.

11. Cough medicine can help you get pregnant rue - Expectorants loosen up mucus in your chest but they're also able to loosen up cervical mucus, and looser cervical mucas is easier for sperm to hitch a ride in. However, read the ingredients carefully. some cough medicines also contain an antihistamine, and that's an ingredient that dries up mucus of all varieties, giving sperm a hard time. 

12. Watching a sexy movie can help you get pregnant. 

True- As long as the man in your life is watching it too! Studies show that men produce more sperm after watching a sexy movie. And it doesn't have to be X-rated, either. So grab some popcorn, and then grab each other. 

13. Men don't have a biological clock. 

False - It's clock with a much longer-lasting battery, but it's still ticking away. While guys can produce viable sperm and father babies well into their 50 and 60s, older men are more likely to have dipping testosterone levels and a decrease in the quantity and quality of sperm.

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      Sexzone............everything you wanted to know

                                 ...... Revathi Dani

 

Q. I am  a 26-year-old woman. I got married recently. When aroused, I love to fondle my husband's penis and swallow the sperms. Though my husband enjoys it, but feels it is abnormal. Is it true or harmful? ....... Rachna, Thane

A. It is normal. And it is not harmful as long as you perform oral sex on a single known partner. Swallowing the semen does not cause any harm. But both of you should follow good hygiene. 

Q.  I  visited my relatives on a holiday. There my aunt's sister too had come for a short visit. This young woman had a tendency to change clothes either in my presence or in a such way that I see her. She exposed  herself a couple of times. No doubt I felt odd but excited too. However I ignored it but those images come back to me. Please help?..... Rajesh S, Thane

A.  Being a young woman she was trying to draw your attention. Possibly she was keen to have a relationship with you. Its good that you ignored her advances or else it could have led to complications. I can understand that you being young those images of a young woman come back. Just try and forget about it.  

Q. I am a 25-year-old married woman. My husband works abroad and comes down once a year for 2 months. During that time, we have sex almost trice every day and the first 2-3 days at least 3-4 times. However he wants  me to be naked all the time. I do it to keep my husband happy. But I feel bit awkward and he is having sex daily harmful ? ........ Nikita R, Dombvili.

A. Since your husband is away for a long time he must be deprived of sex and craving for it just like you. He must be fantacising and loves to see you naked. As long as both of you are happy there is no problem to being naked and having sex many times as you want.

Q.  I am a young girl of 22-years from a small town who has come to Mumbai to do a course. I stay with my relatives. One night while going to the toilet I passed by the bedroom, I heard some sounds. From the gap of the door I saw my uncle and aunty naked and having sex. I ran towards my room and felt something all over my body. Is something wrong with me or am I sick?.......Pallavi R. Badlapur 

A.  No, there is nothing wrong. You seen to have got aroused and excited. What you saw is two married adults making love. Later when you get married you too would do the same. Nothing to feel bad about it. Presently just forget about it and concentrate on your course

Q. We are a young couple recently married. We both love to watch porn films and sometimes try to imitate their  style of love making. but most of the poses are difficult and uncomfortable. Is something wrong with us or are we not  capable of doing it ? Please help....... Rohan, Cannanore

A.  In porno films, most of what is  shown is exaggerated. The close-up of male and female sex organ is done to attract the viewers like you. To perform most of the poses you would have to be a gymnast or an acrobat. See and enjoy it to be aroused. Don't try to copy it. Do what is comfortable for both of you and enjoy the married life.

Q  While travelling by bus to Goa, I was sitting next to a woman. In the night when the lights were off, she tried to be cosy and as close to me as possible, Later her hands were all over and stopped down to hold my organ. I was aroused. I kissed and hugged her. Is it harmful. Will I get any disease? ...... Albert P, Malad, Mumbai 

A  You are safe since it was only kiss and hug and nothing beyond. Never entertain stranger because kissing and hugging may proceed to next step of intercourse. never get into a physical relationship unless you know person very well.

 

ve Tips for a Healthy Sex Life

Don't rush it up. Slow down when you feel you are about to climax, then start all over again to enhance excitement.

Let your partner know when they do something that please you and say, ' I love it when you touch me there or that way'.

Wear a negligee that shows some while it hides some, to arouse and excite your lover.

Experiment with lots of different positions. Some will feel fantastic and passion can also be mixed with fun. 

Remember fingers can play magic and the skin is very sensitive. Soft touch behind the knee, along the thighs, etc can arouse the person.

Sexual activity promotes brain function and may contribute to living a longer life. Older people should focus on a wide range of physical intimacy, not just intercourse.

Send your queries to: Sexzone expert , Revati & email at : akn929@yahoo.com

 

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Sex advice: My girlfriend never has orgasms from penetrative sex.

                                                                                   - by Suzi Godson

Q: My 29-year-old girlfriend easily has orgasms from oral sex, but never from penetrative sex. She seems happy, but it leaves me feel dissatisfied. She wants to get married soon but I am worried that we may be incompatible and that there could be someone better for both of us. Is this something that can be overcome?

A: A female orgasms is incredibly elusive. Although most women can climax perfectly well by themselves, partner sex is more complicated. In the most comprehensive sex survey yet carried out in the US, 61 per cent of women reported always or usually experiencing an orgasm through masturbation, but only 29 per cent reported always having an orgasm during sex with a partner. This is mainly explained by the fact that the clitoris, the most sexually sensitive part of the female body, is located several centimeters away from the vaginal opening. 

That biological could overcome quite easily if lack of communication were not also such a problem. Women (young women in particular) rarely feel confident to make sexual demands on a new partner and, because porn movies have successfully propagated the myth that vigorous thrusting is all it takes to make a woman climax, consecutive partners fail to provide meaningful clitoral stimulation and are left thinking that there is something wrong with them rather than something with the kind of sex they are having. As women mature, they develop a better under standing of their own responses and some realise that they can climax much more easily through oral sex. Most will have tried to convert the arousal they experience during oral into penetrative sex, only to discover that the physical transition kills the build-up of sensation. Unwilling to delay their partner, they eventually settle for guaranteed non-penetrative orgasm over an uncertain penetrative one. 

It's not an unreasonable solution. An orgasm is an orgasm, and I'm sure your girlfriend doesn't care how she gets there, but she would be devastated if she knew how it was affecting you. 

If you can find a way to get this out in open, there are several practical techniques that could help you resolve the issue. First, when you have a sex, begin switching between oral and manual stimulation to get your girlfriend accustomed to he sensation transition. You can then progress to penetration. My advice to her would be to concentrate on the pleasurable feelings. Continuity is vital- if you keep changing positions she will lose focus, so be patient and persevere. 

Also she should try going on top, which will allow her to control the pace. You may also want to try the "coital alignment technique." It is a revised missionary position that tilts the pelvis forward. It has been "designed" to improve a woman's chance of experiencing orgasm during intercourse.     


Female-friendly positions

1. The missionary

The first position is the missionary. It may sound boring and unadventurous, but this position allows your pubic mound to rub against her clitoris while you are inside her, which will help trigger an orgasm. Putting a pillow under her bottom will also help get the right angle to hit her G-spot. She can also grind against you and move her hips to greet you. This position is a standard one and you almost can’t go wrong with it, but the most important factor in good sex is communication; if it’s not working, she needs to tell you it’s not working. Experiment!  

2. Doggy style

This position is definitely female friendly when done properly, though there are keys for its success. Many men reach around to stimulate the clitoris with their fingers, which is great, but for some reason -- probably due to being distracted with our own pleasure -- we stop. This is a big mistake, because when you stop halfway, you effectively halt her progress. She probably won’t say anything since it is still very enjoyable; its just not orgasmic.

It can be easier if she stimulates her clitoris, though this can be a bit unsteady since she will only have one arm to hold herself up. Talk to her and figure out what suits her best: you working her clitoris or her. For the less well-endowed among you, doggy style allows for deeper penetration, which can be more satisfying for her. It can also make you orgasm faster, so make sure to slow it down or take a quick break when you need to -- and be sure to keep that hand in place.

3. Her on top No.1

Lie on your back while she straddles you. This position allows her to control the angle, speed and pressure of penetration, while giving her the leverage to stimulate her clitoris by rubbing it on your pubic bone and lower abdomen. It is important for the success of this position that the area of your body that her clitoris is rubbing on is slightly wet, which makes the motion smooth and slippery. She may not know this fact, so you may need to take the initiative and wet it with saliva or lube. 
4. Her on top No. 2

She will need to be comfortable pleasuring herself to be able to get off with this one.  You lie down on the bed or floor while she faces your feet and straddles you. This position gives great G-spot stimulation for her and a great view for you. She can pleasure her own clitoris (which is a benefit because she can do it just how she likes) and create her own rhythm with her hips.

If she is uncomfortable with her body she may not be too keen on this position as her butt will be on full display, but give her a ”lights-out” option if she needs it; she might just find this position tinkles her bells.
5. On a chair

A sturdy armless chair (like a dining chair) provides a great base for a couple of different girl-on-top scenarios. It’s almost impossible for her clitoris not to rub on your stomach and pubic area if she is facing you, and she can manually stimulate her clitoris if she is facing your feet. The angles are excellent -- she can go as deep as she needs to and set the pace as she goes. 

Hitting her happy place

Every woman can have orgasms; it’s just a matter of finding the right combination of stimulation to get her off. Don’t forget that she is responsible for her own pleasure and needs to experiment on her own (and with her man) to find out what suits her best.  Men are not in solely responsible for providing her with sexual satisfaction, so if she can’t orgasm, don’t blame the man. Remember that it takes two to tango and she needs to figure out what gets her going -- with or without the man’s help. Changing positions may very well help her, but if it doesn't, he can try other methods of stimulation, such as having different or longer foreplay or using sex toys. Whatever you do, don’t give up. 

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For couples, 'perfect moment' of the day will be at 8:44pm

London (ANI): For worked up couples, the "perfect moment" when they can finally sit down and relax at the end of the day comes at precisely 8.44pm, research has found.

The study of 3,000 people found the average couple settles down together at 8.05pm - but it takes a further 39 minutes to unwind and forget about the stresses and strains of the working day.

The pressures of long working hours and domestic tasks also mean married couples are spending less than 75 minutes of quality time together, according to the study.

Psychologists and counsellors have said that the gruelling work and domestic schedules of modern life are fuelling high divorce rates.

Professor Cary Cooper, organisational psychology and health expert at Lancaster University Management School, said the findings are not surprising.

"This is normal, I mean it's abnormal, but normal in the our society, which has the longest working hours in Europe," the Scotsman quoted Cooper as saying.

"The impact of this on quality of life is poor. When do you fit in personal, disposable time to focus on your relationship?

"The result is that couples are engaging in tactical talk - such as who will pick up the kids or who will have the car - and not emotional talk. This leads to separations, break-ups and divorce," he added.

The study also shows that there are distinct differences between the ways men and women wind down after work.

Six in ten women will prepare the evening meal, compared to just a third of men - and four in ten women then do the dishes or put the washing on.

Women also take more responsibility for house administration - such as arranging school dinner money, filling out forms and checking mail.

Men are more likely to help the children with homework - 17 per cent of fathers compared to 13 per cent of mothers - because women are busy with the housework.

Seven in ten women do more around the house than men, and 66 per cent of men admit they might relax earlier than their partner.

Veronica Hansmann, a counsellor and psychotherapist based in Dunblane, said working long hours and an unfair division of household chores can create tensions in relationships.

"It depends on the couple. In many cases household chores are evenly distributed between couples. What's more important is communicating," she said.

"It can depend on how you talk about the practical things. It's not always about what you talk about but how - if you really communicate with each other or if you talk like robots," she added.

Hansmann said she advises couples to spend at least one night a week doing something together. (ANI)

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Sunbathing 'boosts men's sex drive!

Move over Viagra, potions and oils sunbathing is more than enough o boost men's sex drive, says a study. In India men should not have any problems revving up their sex drives. Researchers at the Medical University of Graz in Austria found that levels of testosterone, the male sex hormone, in men's blood rise accordingly with doses of Vitamin D. The vital nutrient is produced in the body after exposure to sunlight and is also contained in oily fish and meat.

A spokeman  for the Sunlight Research Forum in Veldhoven, in the Netherlands, said: " Men who ensure their testosterone levels and their libido among other things".

(TOI)

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Sex, wives and libido

BETTINA ARNDT

Sex researcher Bettina Arndt reports on the desire divide that turns loving relationships into battlegrounds.

It's a truth universally acknowledged that a married man, in possession of a good libido, must be in want of some nooky. His wife, however, is either reading Pride and Prejudice or feigning sleep.

There is a wonderful scene in the movie annie hall in which the camera switches between Woody Allen in his psychiatrist's office and his lover, Diane Keaton, in hers. They are each asked how often they have sex.

"Hardly ever," Allen says plaintively. "Maybe three times a week." "Constantly," Keaton groans. "I'd say three times a week."

That's the scene that everyone remembers even 30 years after the movie was released. It touches on a great truth about relationships - that after the first lusty years are over, most men want more sex than their female partners. Of course, it's not always the case. There are passionate women who never lose interest and some men who do. But if we walked through the streets of Australia asking who's not getting enough, there'd be ever so many more male hands than female hands waving in the air.

In 2006, the BBC reported: "A woman's sex drive begins to plummet once she is in a secure relationship. Researchers from Germany found that, four years into a relationship, less than half of 30-year-old women wanted regular sex." There's still a steady stream of such stories, news reports suggesting that women go off sex. All over the world, researchers are scurrying around to try to pin down the cause. Is it to do with hormones, or brain chemistry? Is it part of an evolutionary legacy? But there's no doubt it happens, and everyone knows it. It has entered our marital folklore and become an accepted part of our personal dynamics. Hang around a pub for long enough and you'll hear the jokes about the fallout, the sexually starved men.

From the time I started working as a sex therapist back in the early 1970s, people have been talking to me about their sex lives. What I hear about most is the business of negotiating the sex supply. How do couples deal with the strain of the man wishing and hoping while all she longs for is the bliss of uninterrupted sleep? It's a night-time drama being played out in bedrooms everywhere, the source of great tension and unhappiness.

But this drama is usually a silent movie, with couples rarely talking about the subtle negotiation that goes on between them. His calculations: "What if I ...? Will she then ...?" Her tactics: dropping her book as he appears at the bedroom door and feigning sleep; staying up late in the hope that he'll doze off. Tensions. Resentment. Guilt. And then there are the rare couples who magically maintain mutual lust for each other.

To find out how couples deal with all this, I set up a research project. Through radio interviews and magazine articles, I recruited 98 couples to spend six to nine months keeping diaries for me, writing about their daily negotiations over sex. They are couples of all ages, from 20-year-old students to people in their 70s who have been married for more than 40 years - young couples at the start of their relationships; pregnant women; couples caught up in the exhaustion of young families; women who want more sex than their husbands and women who'd live happily without it; older couples dealing with health issues like prostate surgery and arthritis. Some wrote every day for months - one man ended up providing over 70 pages of details of his love-life - while others provided only brief weekly summaries. As I expected, women rationing sex took centre stage.

Women know their loss of sexual drive is a huge issue in their relationships. Many wrote saying they can't bear what it is doing to their men. They understand their resentment but they feel they can't help it; they just rarely want sex any more. "I hate it that I don't have a sex drive like before. I would do anything ... well, almost anything," wrote Nadia, 41, from Sydney.

Listen to Judy. "If there's an OFF switch in the female body, mine was turned many years ago," wrote the 58-year-old from Bathurst, NSW, explaining that sex has been the single most divisive issue in her 27-year marriage. Her husband has a strong drive and used to want sex twice a day, but hers has always been low: "I'm actually quite inhibited, and generally find sex and everything that goes with it a big yawn. [It's] right up there with algebra, housework and trying on bras!" They have fought about sex for years and she's finally persuaded him to back off a little. Now they are down to having it a few times a week. "I'd still rather read a book," she said.

Judy knows how much it hurts him that she's not interested. "The hardest thing is that he knows I don't enjoy it. It drives him to distraction. There is always a tension there, though it's never actually stopped him doing it! ... When he finishes, he's always got a kind of 'pissed off' vibe, and, believe me, I totally understand, but gosh I wish I got the same kind of understanding for where I'm at." She added, sadly: "It seems most partnerships are terribly out of sync. How nice to be in harmony with desire. Does it exist?"

Oh yes, it exists. "I have no recollection of ever being refused sex," wrote Rob, a man from Perth, married for more than 44 years. He explained that his wife Jenny's enjoyment of lovemaking has always been as fulfilling as his, and describes it as an integral part of their loving relationship.

From the time that I first started talking about sex on television and radio, the couples who really love sex have reached out to me. I remember buying a ticket at an airport when a 50-ish saleswoman looked left and right, leaned over to me and whispered, "Isn't sex wonderful!" I have long known about the lusty couples who spend a remarkable amount of their lives between the sheets. They are the lucky ones. They are rare and sadly outnumbered by the men and women who struggle, day after day, with the corrosive effect on their relationship of women's low libidos.

With my sex diaries, it was the men's stories that really set me back on my heels. It is so rare that men talk openly about such personal issues, but the diaries gave them permission to let loose. Every day I received page after page of eloquent, often immensely sad diary material, as men grasped the opportunity to talk about what quickly emerged as a mighty emotional issue for them. Men might tell jokes about sexually deprived husbands, but talk to them privately and they aren't laughing. Many feel duped, disappointed, in despair at finding themselves spending their lives begging for sex from their loved partners. They are stunned to find their needs so totally ignored. It often poured out in a howl of rage and disappointment.

Andrew from Queanbeyan, NSW, is 41 years old, has been married for six years to Lorraine, and has two girls aged four and two. The couple started off having sex every day, sometimes twice a day, but sex has been on the decline ever since. Now Andrew is lucky to have sex once every five to six months. He's a very upset man: "I am totally at a loss as to what to do. I do love her and I think she loves me but I cannot live like a monk. I am at breaking point ... What makes women think that halfway through the game they can change the rules to suit themselves and expect the male to take it? ... i just do not get it!!!!!!!"

Bettina Arndt - Edited extract from The Sex Diaries: Why Women Go Off Sex and Other Bedroom Battles by Bettina Arndt, published by Melbourne University Press on March 2 (rrp $34.95). Names have been changed throughout.

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